21.   Unofficial working level contacts between the two sides paved the way for the official-level talks in Beijing, where both North and South Korea maintain embassies.

22.   Yonhap said the decision was made after unofficial working level contacts between the two sides in Beijing, where both North and South Korea maintain embassies.

23.   Japan and North Korea established working level contacts last month on the issue of future diplomatic recognition, in preparation for full-blown negotiations on the issue.

24.   The first high level contact in a fortnight between the Bosnian Serb military and a top commander of NATO peacekeepers is planned for Friday, NATO announced here Thursday.

25.   The Meridor-Masri meeting was the highest level economic contact between Israel and the PA since the closure was imposed in late February.